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====Historical books online====
====Historical books online====
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_011.gif Abu] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 5, page 3.
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_011.gif Abu] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 5, page 3.
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=7HEBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP5 ''The Mutinies in Rajpootana, being personal narrative of the Mutiny at Nusseerabad, with subsequent residence at Jodhpore, and journey across the desert into Sind, together with an account of the outbreak at Neemuch, and mutiny of the Jodhpore Legion at Erinpoora, and attack on Mount Aboo''] by Iltudus Thomas Prichard. late of the Bengal Army 1860 Google Books
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=ESBcAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA195 "Topographical and Descriptive Account of Mount Aboo, the Station, Barracks and Hospital"] by J Ogilvy, M.D. Assistant-Surgeon, 33rd Regiment, page 195 ''Army Medical Department: Statistical Sanitary and Medical Reports for the year 1859'' (published 1861)  Google Books
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=ESBcAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA195 "Topographical and Descriptive Account of Mount Aboo, the Station, Barracks and Hospital"] by J Ogilvy, M.D. Assistant-Surgeon, 33rd Regiment, page 195 ''Army Medical Department: Statistical Sanitary and Medical Reports for the year 1859'' (published 1861)  Google Books
*''The Western Rajputana States: 
a medico-topographical and general account of Marwar, Sirohi, Jaisalmir'' 
by Lieut.-Colonel Archibald Adams. 1899 Archive.org
*''The Western Rajputana States: 
a medico-topographical and general account of Marwar, Sirohi, Jaisalmir'' 
by Lieut.-Colonel Archibald Adams. 1899 Archive.org
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**[https://archive.org/stream/westernrajputana00adam#page/n537/mode/1up Photograph of Mount Abu] facing page 423
**[https://archive.org/stream/westernrajputana00adam#page/n537/mode/1up Photograph of Mount Abu] facing page 423
*[https://archive.org/stream/throughrajputan00stubgoog#page/n104/mode/2up The Journey to Mount Abu] page 95 ''Through Rajputana to Delhi : An Ilustrated Guide to the Districts Reached by the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway'' by Carlton Stubbs 1907 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/stream/throughrajputan00stubgoog#page/n104/mode/2up The Journey to Mount Abu] page 95 ''Through Rajputana to Delhi : An Ilustrated Guide to the Districts Reached by the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway'' by Carlton Stubbs 1907 Archive.org
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Revision as of 08:25, 27 September 2015

Mount Abu
Presidency: Bombay
Coordinates: 24.5925°N 72.7083°E
Altitude: 1,220 m (4,000 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Mount Abu Mount Abu
State/Province: Rajasthan
Country: India
Transport links
Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway

Spelling variants

Mount Abu, Mount Aboo

FIBIS resources

Churches and Missions

  • St Saviour's Anglican Church (previously known as St Lawrence Church) Founded 1846
  • St Ann's (Roman Catholic) Founded 1870

Cemeteries

  • Christian cemetery has stones dating from c 1858

Schools

Cadet Regiment

There was a cadet company at Mount Abu, part of the 2nd Battalion, Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Volunteer Rifles.[1] There is no mention of a cadet company in the reminiscences of Kenneth Staynor (above), so perhaps the cadet company was connected with Abu Lawrence School.

External links

Historical books online

References

  1. Page 122 Rajputana District Gazetteers: Volume I-A Ajmer Merwara by C C Watson, ICS 1904 Archive.org